Motor skid base



June 22, 1965 P. WALZAK 3,190,669

MOTOR SKID BASE Filed Dec; :5, 1963 PETER WALZAK I VENTOR. 64 H BY (/0 0! q h WATTONEYW United States Patent 3,190,669 MOTOR SKID BASE Peter Walzak, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Remington Arms Company, Inc., Bridgeport, Conu., a corporation of Delaware Filed Dec. 3, 1963, Ser. No. 327,739 Claims. (Cl. 280-12) of equipment can be mounted, and which includes a selectively mounted hook member which can be secured to the top of the skid base when the skid base, etc., is being pulled along the ground and which can also be secured in a second position which permits the skid base and attached motor to be hung out of the way on a 7 Wall, fence, or the like without removing the motor.

It is an object of this invention to provide a simple skid base which is econor nical to make, easy to carry or slide, and adapted to be hung on a Wall structure or concrete form simply by loosening one locking member and repositioning a hook member.

Another object of this invention is to provide a skid base especially adapted for use on construction sites which can be easily converted from a skid member to a storage member without removing or otherwise bothering equipment mounted thereon.

Otherobjects and advantages will be apparent from reading the accompanying specification and claims and from referring to the drawing in which:

FIGURE 1 shows a plan view of the skid base assembly in which the hook means is shown in a nonoperative position or when the skid base is to be skidded over uneven terrain.

FIGURE 2 shows a side view of the skid base assembly in which the hook means is shown in an operative position or when the skid base is to be hung on a wall, concrete form or similar structure. The wing screw is shown removed from the assembly in order to show the parts more clearly.

FIGURE 3 shows a longitudinal side view of the hook 7 means.

FIGURE 4 shows a front end view of the hook means as seen in 44 of FIGURE 3.

The use of small portable equipment to do work previously done by hand is continuing and progressing, especially in construction of new buildings, roads, etc.

Equipment using electric, pneumatic or gasoline motors including concrete vibrators are often called upon to be moved quickly and roughly over ditches, trenches, pipes, forms, and various other kinds of abutments and obstacles, especially when the equipment is being used in construction areas. It has been found desirable in the past to provide skid bases for such equipment so that the portable equipment can be moved over the above mentioned obstacles quickly and efficiently.

The present invention fills a need in such presentlyused skid bases by providing a skid base which is easily converted to a bracket by which the skid base and the engine or other equipment secured thereto can be hung on a fence, wall, or any other vertically positioned flat member without removing the engine or other equip- .ment from the skid base. This feature is especially important where space is limited or where the skid baseengine must be stored off the ground or floor. Obviously, the skid base can also be utilized to suspend a ice motor or engine above the ground when it is desirable that they operate in this position.

Referring to FIGURES 1 and'2, skid base 10 includes a substantially flat plate portion 12 having a top face 12a and a bottom face 12b, and upwardly inclined front and rear end portions 14 and 16 respectively which facilitate the movement of the skid base over various obstacles as mentioned above.

Positioned in the flat plate portion 12 at one end thereof are a plurality of holes 18 in which flat head socket head screws 20 are inserted to extend through plate 12 and be attached to the motor, engine, or other equipment (not shown) which is to be secured to the-skid base and moved or stored, as desired.

Integrally mounted on the top face 12a of the skid base by weld means 22 or any other suitablermanner are elongated guide members 24 and 26, Which form an open channel means having parallel faces 24a and 26a. An opening 28 through flat plate 12 is positioned on the longitudinal center line 30 of the skid base and in the open channel formed between guide members 24 and 26.

It can be seen from FIGURE 2 that guide member 26 has an elongated inclined face 32 from which a threaded opening 34 extends downwardly and angularly so as to communicate with the open channel through parallel face 26a, A wing screw 36 having a threaded bolt portion 36a is screwed into threaded opening 34 to provide an adjustable lock means, as will be explained below.

Selectively positioned in the open channel formed by guide members 24 and 26 and secured therein by adjustable lock screw 36 is a hook means 38, shown clearly in FIGURES 3 and 4. The hook means 38 comprises an offset flange portion 40 integral with an L-shaped portion 42, whose base member 44 and leg member 46 are in a comm-on plane which is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the offset flange portion 40.

FIGURE 1 shows the positioning of the hook means 38 when the skid base is to be used to move equipment over uneven terrain, etc. It can be seen that the L- shaped portion 42 of the hook means 38 lies flush against the top face 12a of the plate member 12 with the base member 44 of the hook means prevented from movement in the longitudinal direction by the guide members 24 and 26 and held securely in place by the adjustable lock means 36. The offset portion 40 of the hook means projects away from the top face of the skid base. The leg member 46 also abuts against a stop member 43 which is also integrally mounted on the top face 12a of the skid base.

FIGURE 2 shows the positioning of the hook means when the skid base and equipment mounted thereon are to be hung or suspended from a wall, etc., off the ground. In this position, the offset flange portion 40 is inserted through opening 28 and lies flush against the top face 12a of plate 12 Within the open channel defined by the guide members 24 and 26. The adjustable lock means 36 is then screwed down against the flange portion 40 to keep it securely positioned against the skid base. The leg member 46 of the hook means extends in a longitudinal direction and is spaced from and substantially parallel to the bottom face 12b of the skid base thus forming a hook means which can be suspended on a wall or fence, as mentioned above.

What is claimed is:

1. A skid base for mounting and transporting portable equipment or the like comprising a substantially fiat plate member having inclined, upwardly projecting front and rear portions to facilitate movement of the skid base over ground or floor abutments, equipment mounting means on said plate member to which portable equipment can be attached so as to be mounted on the top face of said flat plate member, guide means integrally mounted on said top face of said flat plate member adjacent an aperture in said plate member, hook means adapted to project through said aperture, comprising'an offset flange portion which is positioned in said guide means and held tightly in place by an adjustable lock means, said hook means further comprising an L-shaped portion whose base member is integral with and perpendicular to said offset flange portion so that when said hook means projects through said fiat plate member and is tightly secured to said guide means, the leg member of the L-shaped portion forms a hook by which the skid base and portable equipment thereon can be suspended from a support.

2. A skid base as recited in claim 1 wherein said hook means is removable from said aperture so that the entire hook means can be supported on the top face of said plate member with the base member of the L-shaped portion positioned and locked tightly in said guide means by said adjustable lock means.

3. A skid base as recited in claim 2 wherein said guide means comprises an open channel defined by two substantially parallel stationary faces which guide the hook means in its desired position and wherein said adjustable lock means comprises a threaded means associated with said guide means which is inclined to said open channel and which is operable to adjustably hold the hook means down against the flat plate member in its desired position.

4. A skid base for mounting and transporting portable equipment or the like comprising a substantially flat skid member adapted to move over uneven terrain and obstacles, means for detachably mounting said equipment to said skid member, hook means by which said skid member can be suspended from a fence, wall, or the like, and means to detachably secure said hook means to said skid member in either a first suspending position whereby said hook means projects through an aperture in said skid member to define a hook spaced from and parallel to the bottom face of said skid member or a second skidding position whereby said hook means is supported on the top face of said skid member, thus defining a smooth, continuous profile for the bottom face of said skid member in order to facilitate skidding movement of the skid member over uneven terrain.

5, A skid base as recited in claim 4 wherein said securing means comprises elongated open channel means rigid with the top face of said skid member, an opening through said skid member communicating with said channel means, and an adjustable locking means cooperating with said channel means and opening operable to clamp said hook means down tightly against the top face of said skid member.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 349,152 9/86 Ferguson 280-18 X 2,099,898 11/37 Larkin 280-12 FOREIGN PATENTS 524,3 38 5/31 Germany.

ARTHUR L. LA POINT, Primary Examiner. 

1. A SKID BASE FOR MOUNTING AND TRANSPORTING PORTABLE EQUIPMENT OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT PLATE MEMBER HAVING INCLINED, UPWARDLY PROJECTING FRONT AND REAR PORTIONS TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF THE SKID BASE OVER GROUND OR FLOOR ABUTMENTS, EQUIPMENT MOUNTING MEANS ON SAID PLAE MEMBER TO WHICH PORTABLE EQUIPMENT CAN BE ATTACHED SO AS TO BE MOUNTED ON THE TOP FACE OF SAID FLAT PLATE MEMBER, GUIDE MEANS INTEGRALLY MOUNTED ON SAID TOP FACE OF SAID FLAT PLATE MEMBER ADJACENT AN APERTURE IN SAID PLATE MEMBER, HOOK MEANS ADAPTED TO PROJECT THROUGH SAID APERTURE, COMPRISING AN OFFSET FLANGE PORTION WHICH IS POSITIONED IN SAID GUIDE MEANS AND HELD TIGHTLY IN PLACE BY AN ADJUSTABLE LOCK MEANS, SAID HOOK MEANS FURTHER COMPRISING AN L-SHAPED PORTION WHOSE BASE MEMBER IS INTEGRAL WITH AND PERPENDICULAR TO SAID OFFSET FLANGE PORTION SO THAT WHEN SAID HOOK MEANS PROJECTS THROUGH SAID FLAT PLATE MEMBER AND IS TIGHTLY SECURD TO SAID GUIDE MEANS, THE LEG MEMBER OF THE L-SHAPED PORTION FORMS A HOOK BY WHICH THE SKID BASE AND PORTABLE EQUIPMENT THEREON CAN BE SUSPENDED FROM A SUPPORT. 